diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/cache.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/cache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a24bdc18b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/cache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { Config, Env, Nested } from '../decorators';
+
+@Config
+class MemoryConfig {
+	/** Max size of memory cache in bytes */
+	@Env('N8N_CACHE_MEMORY_MAX_SIZE')
+	maxSize = 3 * 1024 * 1024; // 3 MiB
+
+	/** Time to live (in milliseconds) for data cached in memory. */
+	@Env('N8N_CACHE_MEMORY_TTL')
+	ttl = 3600 * 1000; // 1 hour
+}
+
+@Config
+class RedisConfig {
+	/** Prefix for cache keys in Redis. */
+	@Env('N8N_CACHE_REDIS_KEY_PREFIX')
+	prefix = 'redis';
+
+	/** Time to live (in milliseconds) for data cached in Redis. 0 for no TTL. */
+	@Env('N8N_CACHE_REDIS_TTL')
+	ttl = 3600 * 1000; // 1 hour
+}
+
+@Config
+export class CacheConfig {
+	/** Backend to use for caching. */
+	@Env('N8N_CACHE_BACKEND')
+	backend: 'memory' | 'redis' | 'auto' = 'auto';
+
+	@Nested
+	memory: MemoryConfig;
+
+	@Nested
+	redis: RedisConfig;
+}
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/credentials.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/credentials.ts
index 9659061c05..ee5f78a681 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/credentials.ts
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@ class CredentialsOverwrite {
 	 * Format: { CREDENTIAL_NAME: { PARAMETER: VALUE }}
 	 */
 	@Env('CREDENTIALS_OVERWRITE_DATA')
-	readonly data: string = '{}';
+	data = '{}';
 
 	/** Internal API endpoint to fetch overwritten credential types from. */
 	@Env('CREDENTIALS_OVERWRITE_ENDPOINT')
-	readonly endpoint: string = '';
+	endpoint = '';
 }
 
 @Config
 export class CredentialsConfig {
 	/** Default name for credentials */
 	@Env('CREDENTIALS_DEFAULT_NAME')
-	readonly defaultName: string = 'My credentials';
+	defaultName = 'My credentials';
 
 	@Nested
-	readonly overwrite: CredentialsOverwrite;
+	overwrite: CredentialsOverwrite;
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/database.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/database.ts
index 384ecb1fb0..06a3f85465 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/database.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/database.ts
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ import { Config, Env, Nested } from '../decorators';
 class LoggingConfig {
 	/** Whether database logging is enabled. */
 	@Env('DB_LOGGING_ENABLED')
-	readonly enabled: boolean = false;
+	enabled = false;
 
 	/**
 	 * Database logging level. Requires `DB_LOGGING_MAX_EXECUTION_TIME` to be higher than `0`.
 	 */
 	@Env('DB_LOGGING_OPTIONS')
-	readonly options: 'query' | 'error' | 'schema' | 'warn' | 'info' | 'log' | 'all' = 'error';
+	options: 'query' | 'error' | 'schema' | 'warn' | 'info' | 'log' | 'all' = 'error';
 
 	/**
 	 * Only queries that exceed this time (ms) will be logged. Set `0` to disable.
 	 */
 	@Env('DB_LOGGING_MAX_EXECUTION_TIME')
-	readonly maxQueryExecutionTime: number = 0;
+	maxQueryExecutionTime = 0;
 }
 
 @Config
@@ -26,97 +26,97 @@ class PostgresSSLConfig {
 	 * If `DB_POSTGRESDB_SSL_CA`, `DB_POSTGRESDB_SSL_CERT`, or `DB_POSTGRESDB_SSL_KEY` are defined, `DB_POSTGRESDB_SSL_ENABLED` defaults to `true`.
 	 */
 	@Env('DB_POSTGRESDB_SSL_ENABLED')
-	readonly enabled: boolean = false;
+	enabled = false;
 
 	/** SSL certificate authority */
 	@Env('DB_POSTGRESDB_SSL_CA')
-	readonly ca: string = '';
+	ca = '';
 
 	/** SSL certificate */
 	@Env('DB_POSTGRESDB_SSL_CERT')
-	readonly cert: string = '';
+	cert = '';
 
 	/** SSL key */
 	@Env('DB_POSTGRESDB_SSL_KEY')
-	readonly key: string = '';
+	key = '';
 
 	/** If unauthorized SSL connections should be rejected */
 	@Env('DB_POSTGRESDB_SSL_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED')
-	readonly rejectUnauthorized: boolean = true;
+	rejectUnauthorized = true;
 }
 
 @Config
 class PostgresConfig {
 	/** Postgres database name */
 	@Env('DB_POSTGRESDB_DATABASE')
-	database: string = 'n8n';
+	database = 'n8n';
 
 	/** Postgres database host */
 	@Env('DB_POSTGRESDB_HOST')
-	readonly host: string = 'localhost';
+	host = 'localhost';
 
 	/** Postgres database password */
 	@Env('DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD')
-	readonly password: string = '';
+	password = '';
 
 	/** Postgres database port */
 	@Env('DB_POSTGRESDB_PORT')
-	readonly port: number = 5432;
+	port: number = 5432;
 
 	/** Postgres database user */
 	@Env('DB_POSTGRESDB_USER')
-	readonly user: string = 'postgres';
+	user = 'postgres';
 
 	/** Postgres database schema */
 	@Env('DB_POSTGRESDB_SCHEMA')
-	readonly schema: string = 'public';
+	schema = 'public';
 
 	/** Postgres database pool size */
 	@Env('DB_POSTGRESDB_POOL_SIZE')
-	readonly poolSize = 2;
+	poolSize = 2;
 
 	@Nested
-	readonly ssl: PostgresSSLConfig;
+	ssl: PostgresSSLConfig;
 }
 
 @Config
 class MysqlConfig {
 	/** @deprecated MySQL database name */
 	@Env('DB_MYSQLDB_DATABASE')
-	database: string = 'n8n';
+	database = 'n8n';
 
 	/** MySQL database host */
 	@Env('DB_MYSQLDB_HOST')
-	readonly host: string = 'localhost';
+	host = 'localhost';
 
 	/** MySQL database password */
 	@Env('DB_MYSQLDB_PASSWORD')
-	readonly password: string = '';
+	password = '';
 
 	/** MySQL database port */
 	@Env('DB_MYSQLDB_PORT')
-	readonly port: number = 3306;
+	port: number = 3306;
 
 	/** MySQL database user */
 	@Env('DB_MYSQLDB_USER')
-	readonly user: string = 'root';
+	user = 'root';
 }
 
 @Config
 class SqliteConfig {
 	/** SQLite database file name */
 	@Env('DB_SQLITE_DATABASE')
-	readonly database: string = 'database.sqlite';
+	database = 'database.sqlite';
 
 	/** SQLite database pool size. Set to `0` to disable pooling. */
 	@Env('DB_SQLITE_POOL_SIZE')
-	readonly poolSize: number = 0;
+	poolSize: number = 0;
 
 	/**
 	 * Enable SQLite WAL mode.
 	 */
 	@Env('DB_SQLITE_ENABLE_WAL')
-	readonly enableWAL: boolean = this.poolSize > 1;
+	enableWAL = this.poolSize > 1;
 
 	/**
 	 * Run `VACUUM` on startup to rebuild the database, reducing file size and optimizing indexes.
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class SqliteConfig {
 	 * @warning Long-running blocking operation that will increase startup time.
 	 */
 	@Env('DB_SQLITE_VACUUM_ON_STARTUP')
-	readonly executeVacuumOnStartup: boolean = false;
+	executeVacuumOnStartup = false;
 }
 
 @Config
@@ -135,17 +135,17 @@ export class DatabaseConfig {
 
 	/** Prefix for table names */
 	@Env('DB_TABLE_PREFIX')
-	readonly tablePrefix: string = '';
+	tablePrefix = '';
 
 	@Nested
-	readonly logging: LoggingConfig;
+	logging: LoggingConfig;
 
 	@Nested
-	readonly postgresdb: PostgresConfig;
+	postgresdb: PostgresConfig;
 
 	@Nested
-	readonly mysqldb: MysqlConfig;
+	mysqldb: MysqlConfig;
 
 	@Nested
-	readonly sqlite: SqliteConfig;
+	sqlite: SqliteConfig;
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/email.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/email.ts
index 318c352380..f0e130c3b4 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/email.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/email.ts
@@ -4,75 +4,75 @@ import { Config, Env, Nested } from '../decorators';
 export class SmtpAuth {
 	/** SMTP login username */
 	@Env('N8N_SMTP_USER')
-	readonly user: string = '';
+	user = '';
 
 	/** SMTP login password */
 	@Env('N8N_SMTP_PASS')
-	readonly pass: string = '';
+	pass = '';
 
 	/** SMTP OAuth Service Client */
 	@Env('N8N_SMTP_OAUTH_SERVICE_CLIENT')
-	readonly serviceClient: string = '';
+	serviceClient = '';
 
 	/** SMTP OAuth Private Key */
 	@Env('N8N_SMTP_OAUTH_PRIVATE_KEY')
-	readonly privateKey: string = '';
+	privateKey = '';
 }
 
 @Config
 export class SmtpConfig {
 	/** SMTP server host */
 	@Env('N8N_SMTP_HOST')
-	readonly host: string = '';
+	host = '';
 
 	/** SMTP server port */
 	@Env('N8N_SMTP_PORT')
-	readonly port: number = 465;
+	port: number = 465;
 
 	/** Whether to use SSL for SMTP */
 	@Env('N8N_SMTP_SSL')
-	readonly secure: boolean = true;
+	secure: boolean = true;
 
 	/** Whether to use STARTTLS for SMTP when SSL is disabled */
 	@Env('N8N_SMTP_STARTTLS')
-	readonly startTLS: boolean = true;
+	startTLS: boolean = true;
 
 	/** How to display sender name */
 	@Env('N8N_SMTP_SENDER')
-	readonly sender: string = '';
+	sender = '';
 
 	@Nested
-	readonly auth: SmtpAuth;
+	auth: SmtpAuth;
 }
 
 @Config
 export class TemplateConfig {
 	/** Overrides default HTML template for inviting new people (use full path) */
 	@Env('N8N_UM_EMAIL_TEMPLATES_INVITE')
-	readonly invite: string = '';
+	invite = '';
 
 	/** Overrides default HTML template for resetting password (use full path) */
 	@Env('N8N_UM_EMAIL_TEMPLATES_PWRESET')
-	readonly passwordReset: string = '';
+	passwordReset = '';
 
 	/** Overrides default HTML template for notifying that a workflow was shared (use full path) */
 	@Env('N8N_UM_EMAIL_TEMPLATES_WORKFLOW_SHARED')
-	readonly workflowShared: string = '';
+	workflowShared = '';
 
 	/** Overrides default HTML template for notifying that credentials were shared (use full path) */
 	@Env('N8N_UM_EMAIL_TEMPLATES_CREDENTIALS_SHARED')
-	readonly credentialsShared: string = '';
+	credentialsShared = '';
 }
 
 @Config
 export class EmailConfig {
 	/** How to send emails */
 	@Env('N8N_EMAIL_MODE')
-	readonly mode: '' | 'smtp' = 'smtp';
+	mode: '' | 'smtp' = 'smtp';
 
 	@Nested
-	readonly smtp: SmtpConfig;
+	smtp: SmtpConfig;
 
 	@Nested
-	readonly template: TemplateConfig;
+	template: TemplateConfig;
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/endpoints.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/endpoints.ts
index 7a04a8249f..4957c5afa5 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/endpoints.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/endpoints.ts
@@ -4,99 +4,99 @@ import { Config, Env, Nested } from '../decorators';
 class PrometheusMetricsConfig {
 	/** Whether to enable the `/metrics` endpoint to expose Prometheus metrics. */
 	@Env('N8N_METRICS')
-	readonly enable: boolean = false;
+	enable = false;
 
 	/** Prefix for Prometheus metric names. */
 	@Env('N8N_METRICS_PREFIX')
-	readonly prefix: string = 'n8n_';
+	prefix = 'n8n_';
 
 	/** Whether to expose system and Node.js metrics. See: https://www.npmjs.com/package/prom-client */
 	@Env('N8N_METRICS_INCLUDE_DEFAULT_METRICS')
-	readonly includeDefaultMetrics = true;
+	includeDefaultMetrics = true;
 
 	/** Whether to include a label for workflow ID on workflow metrics. */
 	@Env('N8N_METRICS_INCLUDE_WORKFLOW_ID_LABEL')
-	readonly includeWorkflowIdLabel: boolean = false;
+	includeWorkflowIdLabel = false;
 
 	/** Whether to include a label for node type on node metrics. */
 	@Env('N8N_METRICS_INCLUDE_NODE_TYPE_LABEL')
-	readonly includeNodeTypeLabel: boolean = false;
+	includeNodeTypeLabel = false;
 
 	/** Whether to include a label for credential type on credential metrics. */
 	@Env('N8N_METRICS_INCLUDE_CREDENTIAL_TYPE_LABEL')
-	readonly includeCredentialTypeLabel: boolean = false;
+	includeCredentialTypeLabel = false;
 
 	/** Whether to expose metrics for API endpoints. See: https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-prom-bundle */
 	@Env('N8N_METRICS_INCLUDE_API_ENDPOINTS')
-	readonly includeApiEndpoints: boolean = false;
+	includeApiEndpoints = false;
 
 	/** Whether to include a label for the path of API endpoint calls. */
 	@Env('N8N_METRICS_INCLUDE_API_PATH_LABEL')
-	readonly includeApiPathLabel: boolean = false;
+	includeApiPathLabel = false;
 
 	/** Whether to include a label for the HTTP method of API endpoint calls. */
 	@Env('N8N_METRICS_INCLUDE_API_METHOD_LABEL')
-	readonly includeApiMethodLabel: boolean = false;
+	includeApiMethodLabel = false;
 
 	/** Whether to include a label for the status code of API endpoint calls. */
 	@Env('N8N_METRICS_INCLUDE_API_STATUS_CODE_LABEL')
-	readonly includeApiStatusCodeLabel: boolean = false;
+	includeApiStatusCodeLabel = false;
 
 	/** Whether to include metrics for cache hits and misses. */
 	@Env('N8N_METRICS_INCLUDE_CACHE_METRICS')
-	readonly includeCacheMetrics: boolean = false;
+	includeCacheMetrics = false;
 
 	/** Whether to include metrics derived from n8n's internal events */
 	@Env('N8N_METRICS_INCLUDE_MESSAGE_EVENT_BUS_METRICS')
-	readonly includeMessageEventBusMetrics: boolean = false;
+	includeMessageEventBusMetrics = false;
 }
 
 @Config
 export class EndpointsConfig {
 	/** Max payload size in MiB */
 	@Env('N8N_PAYLOAD_SIZE_MAX')
-	readonly payloadSizeMax: number = 16;
+	payloadSizeMax: number = 16;
 
 	@Nested
-	readonly metrics: PrometheusMetricsConfig;
+	metrics: PrometheusMetricsConfig;
 
 	/** Path segment for REST API endpoints. */
 	@Env('N8N_ENDPOINT_REST')
-	readonly rest: string = 'rest';
+	rest = 'rest';
 
 	/** Path segment for form endpoints. */
 	@Env('N8N_ENDPOINT_FORM')
-	readonly form: string = 'form';
+	form = 'form';
 
 	/** Path segment for test form endpoints. */
 	@Env('N8N_ENDPOINT_FORM_TEST')
-	readonly formTest: string = 'form-test';
+	formTest = 'form-test';
 
 	/** Path segment for waiting form endpoints. */
 	@Env('N8N_ENDPOINT_FORM_WAIT')
-	readonly formWaiting: string = 'form-waiting';
+	formWaiting = 'form-waiting';
 
 	/** Path segment for webhook endpoints. */
 	@Env('N8N_ENDPOINT_WEBHOOK')
-	readonly webhook: string = 'webhook';
+	webhook = 'webhook';
 
 	/** Path segment for test webhook endpoints. */
 	@Env('N8N_ENDPOINT_WEBHOOK_TEST')
-	readonly webhookTest: string = 'webhook-test';
+	webhookTest = 'webhook-test';
 
 	/** Path segment for waiting webhook endpoints. */
 	@Env('N8N_ENDPOINT_WEBHOOK_WAIT')
-	readonly webhookWaiting: string = 'webhook-waiting';
+	webhookWaiting = 'webhook-waiting';
 
 	/** Whether to disable n8n's UI (frontend). */
 	@Env('N8N_DISABLE_UI')
-	readonly disableUi: boolean = false;
+	disableUi = false;
 
 	/** Whether to disable production webhooks on the main process, when using webhook-specific processes. */
 	@Env('N8N_DISABLE_PRODUCTION_MAIN_PROCESS')
-	readonly disableProductionWebhooksOnMainProcess: boolean = false;
+	disableProductionWebhooksOnMainProcess = false;
 
 	/** Colon-delimited list of additional endpoints to not open the UI on. */
 	@Env('N8N_ADDITIONAL_NON_UI_ROUTES')
-	readonly additionalNonUIRoutes: string = '';
+	additionalNonUIRoutes = '';
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/event-bus.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/event-bus.ts
index ed1226fa92..87db613e63 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/event-bus.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/event-bus.ts
@@ -2,30 +2,30 @@ import { Config, Env, Nested } from '../decorators';
 
 @Config
 class LogWriterConfig {
-	/** Number of event log files to keep */
+	/* of event log files to keep */
 	@Env('N8N_EVENTBUS_LOGWRITER_KEEPLOGCOUNT')
-	readonly keepLogCount: number = 3;
+	keepLogCount = 3;
 
 	/** Max size (in KB) of an event log file before a new one is started */
 	@Env('N8N_EVENTBUS_LOGWRITER_MAXFILESIZEINKB')
-	readonly maxFileSizeInKB: number = 10240; // 10 MB
+	maxFileSizeInKB = 10240; // 10 MB
 
 	/** Basename of event log file */
 	@Env('N8N_EVENTBUS_LOGWRITER_LOGBASENAME')
-	readonly logBaseName: string = 'n8nEventLog';
+	logBaseName = 'n8nEventLog';
 }
 
 @Config
 export class EventBusConfig {
 	/** How often (in ms) to check for unsent event messages. Can in rare cases cause a message to be sent twice. `0` to disable */
 	@Env('N8N_EVENTBUS_CHECKUNSENTINTERVAL')
-	readonly checkUnsentInterval: number = 0;
+	checkUnsentInterval = 0;
 
 	/** Endpoint to retrieve n8n version information from */
 	@Nested
-	readonly logWriter: LogWriterConfig;
+	logWriter: LogWriterConfig;
 
 	/** Whether to recover execution details after a crash or only mark status executions as crashed. */
 	@Env('N8N_EVENTBUS_RECOVERY_MODE')
-	readonly crashRecoveryMode: 'simple' | 'extensive' = 'extensive';
+	crashRecoveryMode: 'simple' | 'extensive' = 'extensive';
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/external-secrets.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/external-secrets.ts
index a5310d675e..2e51be87bc 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/external-secrets.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/external-secrets.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import { Config, Env } from '../decorators';
 export class ExternalSecretsConfig {
 	/** How often (in seconds) to check for secret updates */
 	@Env('N8N_EXTERNAL_SECRETS_UPDATE_INTERVAL')
-	readonly updateInterval: number = 300;
+	updateInterval = 300;
 
 	/** Whether to prefer GET over LIST when fetching secrets from Hashicorp Vault */
 	@Env('N8N_EXTERNAL_SECRETS_PREFER_GET')
-	readonly preferGet: boolean = false;
+	preferGet = false;
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/external-storage.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/external-storage.ts
index c876e0ee34..3dd1448b44 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/external-storage.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/external-storage.ts
@@ -4,39 +4,39 @@ import { Config, Env, Nested } from '../decorators';
 class S3BucketConfig {
 	/** Name of the n8n bucket in S3-compatible external storage */
 	@Env('N8N_EXTERNAL_STORAGE_S3_BUCKET_NAME')
-	readonly name: string = '';
+	name = '';
 
 	/** Region of the n8n bucket in S3-compatible external storage @example "us-east-1" */
 	@Env('N8N_EXTERNAL_STORAGE_S3_BUCKET_REGION')
-	readonly region: string = '';
+	region = '';
 }
 
 @Config
 class S3CredentialsConfig {
 	/** Access key in S3-compatible external storage */
 	@Env('N8N_EXTERNAL_STORAGE_S3_ACCESS_KEY')
-	readonly accessKey: string = '';
+	accessKey = '';
 
 	/** Access secret in S3-compatible external storage */
 	@Env('N8N_EXTERNAL_STORAGE_S3_ACCESS_SECRET')
-	readonly accessSecret: string = '';
+	accessSecret = '';
 }
 
 @Config
 class S3Config {
 	/** Host of the n8n bucket in S3-compatible external storage @example "s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com" */
 	@Env('N8N_EXTERNAL_STORAGE_S3_HOST')
-	readonly host: string = '';
+	host = '';
 
 	@Nested
-	readonly bucket: S3BucketConfig;
+	bucket: S3BucketConfig;
 
 	@Nested
-	readonly credentials: S3CredentialsConfig;
+	credentials: S3CredentialsConfig;
 }
 
 @Config
 export class ExternalStorageConfig {
 	@Nested
-	readonly s3: S3Config;
+	s3: S3Config;
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/nodes.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/nodes.ts
index f845607a8c..dbe3705c6f 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/nodes.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/nodes.ts
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ class CommunityPackagesConfig {
 export class NodesConfig {
 	/** Node types to load. Includes all if unspecified. @example '["n8n-nodes-base.hackerNews"]' */
 	@Env('NODES_INCLUDE')
-	readonly include: JsonStringArray = [];
+	include: JsonStringArray = [];
 
 	/** Node types not to load. Excludes none if unspecified. @example '["n8n-nodes-base.hackerNews"]' */
 	@Env('NODES_EXCLUDE')
-	readonly exclude: JsonStringArray = [];
+	exclude: JsonStringArray = [];
 
 	/** Node type to use as error trigger */
 	@Env('NODES_ERROR_TRIGGER_TYPE')
-	readonly errorTriggerType: string = 'n8n-nodes-base.errorTrigger';
+	errorTriggerType = 'n8n-nodes-base.errorTrigger';
 
 	@Nested
-	readonly communityPackages: CommunityPackagesConfig;
+	communityPackages: CommunityPackagesConfig;
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/public-api.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/public-api.ts
index 33e3bf3fc3..b62cac68c7 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/public-api.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/public-api.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import { Config, Env } from '../decorators';
 export class PublicApiConfig {
 	/** Whether to disable the Public API */
 	@Env('N8N_PUBLIC_API_DISABLED')
-	readonly disabled: boolean = false;
+	disabled = false;
 
 	/** Path segment for the Public API */
 	@Env('N8N_PUBLIC_API_ENDPOINT')
-	readonly path: string = 'api';
+	path = 'api';
 
 	/** Whether to disable the Swagger UI for the Public API */
 	@Env('N8N_PUBLIC_API_SWAGGERUI_DISABLED')
-	readonly swaggerUiDisabled: boolean = false;
+	swaggerUiDisabled = false;
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/templates.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/templates.ts
index 3e10c892b3..3b05048b36 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/templates.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/templates.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import { Config, Env } from '../decorators';
 export class TemplatesConfig {
 	/** Whether to load workflow templates. */
 	@Env('N8N_TEMPLATES_ENABLED')
-	readonly enabled: boolean = true;
+	enabled = true;
 
 	/** Host to retrieve workflow templates from endpoints. */
 	@Env('N8N_TEMPLATES_HOST')
-	readonly host: string = 'https://api.n8n.io/api/';
+	host = 'https://api.n8n.io/api/';
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/version-notifications.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/version-notifications.ts
index 1aa693228d..5fe495ed6c 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/version-notifications.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/version-notifications.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import { Config, Env } from '../decorators';
 export class VersionNotificationsConfig {
 	/** Whether to request notifications about new n8n versions */
 	@Env('N8N_VERSION_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED')
-	readonly enabled: boolean = true;
+	enabled = true;
 
 	/** Endpoint to retrieve n8n version information from */
 	@Env('N8N_VERSION_NOTIFICATIONS_ENDPOINT')
-	readonly endpoint: string = 'https://api.n8n.io/api/versions/';
+	endpoint = 'https://api.n8n.io/api/versions/';
 
 	/** URL for versions panel to page instructing user on how to update n8n instance */
 	@Env('N8N_VERSION_NOTIFICATIONS_INFO_URL')
-	readonly infoUrl: string = 'https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/installation/updating/';
+	infoUrl = 'https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/installation/updating/';
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/workflows.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/workflows.ts
index b19f4bc95d..9ca004c886 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/workflows.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/workflows.ts
@@ -4,17 +4,14 @@ import { Config, Env } from '../decorators';
 export class WorkflowsConfig {
 	/** Default name for workflow */
 	@Env('WORKFLOWS_DEFAULT_NAME')
-	readonly defaultName: string = 'My workflow';
+	defaultName = 'My workflow';
 
 	/** Show onboarding flow in new workflow */
 	@Env('N8N_ONBOARDING_FLOW_DISABLED')
-	readonly onboardingFlowDisabled: boolean = false;
+	onboardingFlowDisabled = false;
 
 	/** Default option for which workflows may call the current workflow */
 	@Env('N8N_WORKFLOW_CALLER_POLICY_DEFAULT_OPTION')
-	readonly callerPolicyDefaultOption:
-		| 'any'
-		| 'none'
-		| 'workflowsFromAList'
-		| 'workflowsFromSameOwner' = 'workflowsFromSameOwner';
+	callerPolicyDefaultOption: 'any' | 'none' | 'workflowsFromAList' | 'workflowsFromSameOwner' =
+		'workflowsFromSameOwner';
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/index.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/index.ts
index d7bb09889d..33d3e67655 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { NodesConfig } from './configs/nodes';
 import { ExternalStorageConfig } from './configs/external-storage';
 import { WorkflowsConfig } from './configs/workflows';
 import { EndpointsConfig } from './configs/endpoints';
+import { CacheConfig } from './configs/cache';
 
 @Config
 class UserManagementConfig {
@@ -75,4 +76,7 @@ export class GlobalConfig {
 
 	@Nested
 	readonly endpoints: EndpointsConfig;
+
+	@Nested
+	readonly cache: CacheConfig;
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts
index a36a74d1e2..db27b280ed 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/test/config.test.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,17 @@ describe('GlobalConfig', () => {
 			webhookTest: 'webhook-test',
 			webhookWaiting: 'webhook-waiting',
 		},
+		cache: {
+			backend: 'auto',
+			memory: {
+				maxSize: 3145728,
+				ttl: 3600000,
+			},
+			redis: {
+				prefix: 'redis',
+				ttl: 3600000,
+			},
+		},
 	};
 
 	it('should use all default values when no env variables are defined', () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts b/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
index f99c14885d..c424066c85 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/config/schema.ts
@@ -660,43 +660,6 @@ export const schema = {
 		},
 	},
 
-	cache: {
-		backend: {
-			doc: 'Backend to use for caching',
-			format: ['memory', 'redis', 'auto'] as const,
-			default: 'auto',
-			env: 'N8N_CACHE_BACKEND',
-		},
-		memory: {
-			maxSize: {
-				doc: 'Maximum size of memory cache in bytes',
-				format: Number,
-				default: 3 * 1024 * 1024, // 3 MB
-				env: 'N8N_CACHE_MEMORY_MAX_SIZE',
-			},
-			ttl: {
-				doc: 'Time to live for cached items in memory (in ms)',
-				format: Number,
-				default: 3600 * 1000, // 1 hour
-				env: 'N8N_CACHE_MEMORY_TTL',
-			},
-		},
-		redis: {
-			prefix: {
-				doc: 'Prefix for all cache keys',
-				format: String,
-				default: 'cache',
-				env: 'N8N_CACHE_REDIS_KEY_PREFIX',
-			},
-			ttl: {
-				doc: 'Time to live for cached items in redis (in ms), 0 for no TTL',
-				format: Number,
-				default: 3600 * 1000, // 1 hour
-				env: 'N8N_CACHE_REDIS_TTL',
-			},
-		},
-	},
-
 	/**
 	 * @important Do not remove until after cloud hooks are updated to stop using convict config.
 	 */
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/cache/cache.service.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/cache/cache.service.ts
index 75dad03b49..daf51911ff 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/cache/cache.service.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/cache/cache.service.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type {
 } from '@/services/cache/cache.types';
 import { TIME } from '@/constants';
 import { TypedEmitter } from '@/TypedEmitter';
+import { GlobalConfig } from '@n8n/config';
 
 type CacheEvents = {
 	'metrics.cache.hit': never;
@@ -22,12 +23,15 @@ type CacheEvents = {
 
 @Service()
 export class CacheService extends TypedEmitter<CacheEvents> {
+	constructor(private readonly globalConfig: GlobalConfig) {
+		super();
+	}
+
 	private cache: TaggedRedisCache | TaggedMemoryCache;
 
 	async init() {
-		const backend = config.getEnv('cache.backend');
+		const { backend } = this.globalConfig.cache;
 		const mode = config.getEnv('executions.mode');
-		const ttl = config.getEnv('cache.redis.ttl');
 
 		const useRedis = backend === 'redis' || (backend === 'auto' && mode === 'queue');
 
@@ -36,8 +40,9 @@ export class CacheService extends TypedEmitter<CacheEvents> {
 			const redisClientService = Container.get(RedisClientService);
 
 			const prefixBase = config.getEnv('redis.prefix');
-			const cachePrefix = config.getEnv('cache.redis.prefix');
-			const prefix = redisClientService.toValidPrefix(`${prefixBase}:${cachePrefix}:`);
+			const prefix = redisClientService.toValidPrefix(
+				`${prefixBase}:${this.globalConfig.cache.redis.prefix}:`,
+			);
 
 			const redisClient = redisClientService.createClient({
 				type: 'client(cache)',
@@ -45,7 +50,9 @@ export class CacheService extends TypedEmitter<CacheEvents> {
 			});
 
 			const { redisStoreUsingClient } = await import('@/services/cache/redis.cache-manager');
-			const redisStore = redisStoreUsingClient(redisClient, { ttl });
+			const redisStore = redisStoreUsingClient(redisClient, {
+				ttl: this.globalConfig.cache.redis.ttl,
+			});
 
 			const redisCache = await caching(redisStore);
 
@@ -54,7 +61,7 @@ export class CacheService extends TypedEmitter<CacheEvents> {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const maxSize = config.getEnv('cache.memory.maxSize');
+		const { maxSize, ttl } = this.globalConfig.cache.memory;
 
 		const sizeCalculation = (item: unknown) => {
 			const str = jsonStringify(item, { replaceCircularRefs: true });
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/activation-errors.service.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/activation-errors.service.test.ts
index 7635660db3..5d56f0dc90 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/activation-errors.service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/activation-errors.service.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import { ActivationErrorsService } from '@/ActivationErrors.service';
 import { CacheService } from '@/services/cache/cache.service';
+import { GlobalConfig } from '@n8n/config';
+import { mockInstance } from '@test/mocking';
 
 describe('ActivationErrorsService', () => {
-	const cacheService = new CacheService();
+	const globalConfig = mockInstance(GlobalConfig, {
+		cache: { backend: 'memory', memory: { maxSize: 3 * 1024 * 1024, ttl: 3600 * 1000 } },
+	});
+	const cacheService = new CacheService(globalConfig);
 	const activationErrorsService = new ActivationErrorsService(cacheService);
 
 	const firstWorkflowId = 'GSG0etbfTA2CNPDX';
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/prometheus-metrics.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/prometheus-metrics.test.ts
index 9f6a0fad6e..1eccb9b7d0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/prometheus-metrics.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/prometheus-metrics.test.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ jest.unmock('@/eventbus/MessageEventBus/MessageEventBus');
 const toLines = (response: Response) => response.text.trim().split('\n');
 
 const globalConfig = Container.get(GlobalConfig);
-// @ts-expect-error `metrics` is a readonly property
 globalConfig.endpoints.metrics = {
+	enable: true,
 	prefix: 'n8n_test_',
 	includeDefaultMetrics: true,
 	includeApiEndpoints: true,
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/unit/services/cache.service.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/unit/services/cache.service.test.ts
index a742b20698..5c024b2903 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/unit/services/cache.service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/unit/services/cache.service.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { CacheService } from '@/services/cache/cache.service';
 import config from '@/config';
 import { sleep } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import { GlobalConfig } from '@n8n/config';
+import Container from 'typedi';
 
 jest.mock('ioredis', () => {
 	const Redis = require('ioredis-mock');
@@ -13,10 +15,12 @@ jest.mock('ioredis', () => {
 for (const backend of ['memory', 'redis'] as const) {
 	describe(backend, () => {
 		let cacheService: CacheService;
+		let globalConfig: GlobalConfig;
 
 		beforeAll(async () => {
-			config.set('cache.backend', backend);
-			cacheService = new CacheService();
+			globalConfig = Container.get(GlobalConfig);
+			globalConfig.cache.backend = backend;
+			cacheService = new CacheService(globalConfig);
 			await cacheService.init();
 		});
 
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ for (const backend of ['memory', 'redis'] as const) {
 
 			if (backend === 'memory') {
 				test('should honor max size when enough', async () => {
-					config.set('cache.memory.maxSize', 16); // enough bytes for "withoutUnicode"
+					globalConfig.cache.memory.maxSize = 16; // enough bytes for "withoutUnicode"
 
 					await cacheService.init();
 					await cacheService.set('key', 'withoutUnicode');
@@ -51,12 +55,12 @@ for (const backend of ['memory', 'redis'] as const) {
 					await expect(cacheService.get('key')).resolves.toBe('withoutUnicode');
 
 					// restore
-					config.set('cache.memory.maxSize', 3 * 1024 * 1024);
+					globalConfig.cache.memory.maxSize = 3 * 1024 * 1024;
 					await cacheService.init();
 				});
 
 				test('should honor max size when not enough', async () => {
-					config.set('cache.memory.maxSize', 16); // not enough bytes for "withUnicodeԱԲԳ"
+					globalConfig.cache.memory.maxSize = 16; // not enough bytes for "withUnicodeԱԲԳ"
 
 					await cacheService.init();
 					await cacheService.set('key', 'withUnicodeԱԲԳ');
@@ -64,7 +68,8 @@ for (const backend of ['memory', 'redis'] as const) {
 					await expect(cacheService.get('key')).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 
 					// restore
-					config.set('cache.memory.maxSize', 3 * 1024 * 1024);
+					globalConfig.cache.memory.maxSize = 3 * 1024 * 1024;
+					// restore
 					await cacheService.init();
 				});
 			}